GDT: 4/29/24 - 7:00PM EDT - #1 WC Tampa Bay @ #1 Florida [ECQF GAME 5]

[LordZapp]

Blow it up.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I have no idea why Kuch is even on the ice. We could put a pylon out there and get just as effective play.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Barkov is such a cheat code. Sucks watching MacKinnon and Barkov tearing it up knowing the Lightning could have had either with slightly better lottery luck or just slightly worse 2013 standings finish. Instead, one good playoff run and one decent season of Drouin, and then probably 2 good seasons and a couple inconsistent ones from Sergachev. f***

Reminder that Barkov is a -15 in 14 career playoff games against the Lightning coming into today

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Start hammering Lightning to miss 2025 Playoffs if you wanna happiness hedge while there's value on it

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Lol, f***ing hell.

 

[Antiramie]

this team is sawft

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

That's it.

 

[Todd1a]

2 first round exits in a row this team is gonna change

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Collapse was too predictable. Just not enough signs that we'd score another with how weak we've looked outside of the disallowed/overturned goals

 

[Stammertime91]

Good season but not deep enough.


At the end of this season, the cup count will still be 3 to 0 in favor of us. This team can get bent.

 

[Rschmitz]

Time to light the funeral pyre

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

That sinks the battleship.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

2 first round exits in a row this team is gonna change

Good chance there's no playoff appearance next year. Unless this team pulls a Winnipeg over the summer and the roster miraculously gets better

 

[These Are The Days]

What works in 2024?

It's an impossible question to answer. We did very little differently and we seldom tried anything else. We only did 1 thing all season. Every game. Every shift. Close to no adjustments minus switching up lines. Next year let's try attacking with more than 1 guy high on the forecheck against 3 and 4 Panther defenders while the rest of our team hangs back. Let's not run a static penalty kill and static PP. We're so worried about defending all the time that we suck at it. We're a possession club that says "make dem come us us. Dey play r game" like it's Guy Boucher with a 3-1-1

I remember all of a few periods of us emptying the tank and Coop letting the boys loose.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

JBB is going to trade Cernak and Cirelli and not replace either player.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Some shit’s gonna need to be done with this roster and coaching staff. There’s no sweeping this bullshit under the rug.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

2 disallowed goals, and refs pocketed the whistles - makes the game feel like even more of an uphill battle. I don't know about tonight.

 

[Point21]

this team needs a proper retool

 

[DistantThunderRep]

HAHAHAHAHAH Kuch you are f***ing garbage.

 

[Antiramie]

Time to learn Yetiese, Coop.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Really wouldn't mind the Lightning taking a page out of the Panthers playbook and pulling a Montour on their star players

 

[Point21]

just call the game there

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Victor Hedman, your last Lightning playoff goal scorer for god knows how long

 

[Stammertime91]

Still holds true, 0 cups. Enjoy.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Nothing more annoying than finally losing to your little brother